Red herring: Difference between revisions
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A '''red herring''' is a | A '''red herring''' is a rhetorical devise that diverts attention from a line of enquiry, topic, or suspect. In literature it is a plot device to distract the reader from an unfolding element of the plot. | ||
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A red herring is a rhetorical devise that diverts attention from a line of enquiry, topic, or suspect. In literature it is a plot device to distract the reader from an unfolding element of the plot.